Why Live In Newfoundland? For anyone interested in all the best that life has to offer, they should consider retiring in Newfoundland. This is quickly becoming one of the most popular provinces in Canada, owing to all of the different opportunities, both recreational and financial, people can fi...
02/14/2014

OK I AM READY TO OPEN UP MY REAL ESTATE BUSINESS "NOW OPEN" I have been reflecting when I first started in the real estate business back in August of 2002. I just came off being laid off from my corporate job the same year. I decided it was better for me to start my own business than take another...
05/25/2013

A review of the first quarter of 2013 MLS real estate statistics in St. John’s and Mount Pearl Newfoundland indicates an interesting trend. During the period there were a total of 903 homes listed for sale on the MLS and just 202 homes sold. Those sold represent 22.3% of those listed during the...
04/01/2013

HOW TO OBTAIN PROOF BACK CHILD SUPPORT LIEN PAID IN FULL TO CLOSE THE DEAL We were at the one yard line ready to close escrow and fund on my listing deal Thursday morning. Then, I received an Email at 9:28AM in the morning from the escrow title officer. The subject line read "WE HAVE A PROBLEM CA...
08/26/2012

Atlantic Salmon Jump Here! I recently visited Grand Falls Newfoundland, home of the Exploits River. The Exploits is a salmon river and as you drive along the river you can see anglers patiently trying to hook one. Every summer thousands of salmon make the trip back to spawn in the interior of New...
07/28/2011

Just a Little Puzzle. OK, just a little puzzel? This is the puzzle from Sunday's blog. The idea was to come up with the name of the town "where the title of these blogs comes from,... figure out the name of the 'little mill town'." All the clues are in the first sentence "Long ago and far away on...
05/31/2011

So financing options are now available for Canadians who wish to purchase vacation homes in Arizona. Arizona was a hotbed for Canadian vacationers who at the peak 2005-2007 of the Arizona market were often put off by the high prices and unfavorable exchange rate. Now with a weak dollar plummet...
04/06/2011

A panoramic view of St. John's, Newfoundland was something I had to see today. We sure have been visited by old man winter in February, but today the sun was shining it all its glory, the sky was blue, and I think most Newfoundlanders were feeling pretty much on top shelf. So I headed up to Sign...
03/02/2011

Today, on a rare, sunny and windless (but cold) day, my husband and I hiked to the most easterly point in North America, Cape Spear. Cape Spear is just outside of our capital city St. John’s. If you don’t know where St. John’s, Newfoundland is, just look as far east in North America on a map ...
02/19/2011

Plan first then look - What do you need (i.e. Number of bedrooms, etc), what can you afford to pay each month on a mortgage, what things do you want (and are willing to forgo if necessary) Be practical - You are not going to get everything you want or need in a house. Evaluate each property, i...
12/07/2010

Before you buy, contact the condo board with the following questions. In the process, you'll learn how responsive - and organized - its members are. You'll also be alerted to potential problems with the property! What percentage of units is owner-occupied? What percentage is tenant-occupied? ...
12/06/2010

You've heard it a million times from friends, family, relatives, colleagues and even people you don't know: "When you rent you're throwing your money away!" Very true. And the longer you rent, the higher the rent rate becomes and you'll throw more and more of your hard-earned dollars away. Here...
12/01/2010

You've shopped around, seen many fine homes, decided on the one you want, made the offer, worked your way through negotiations and finally have an accepted offer. Once the legal part of the transaction is completed, you'll be a home owner! Congratulations! Unfortunately, the costs associated w...
11/22/2010

After you've made up your mind to sell your home, the next thing to do is to contact a Realtor to draw up a Listing Agreement which is a contract between you, your Realtor and the real estate office he or she represents. It must clearly outline the rights and obligations of all parties and defin...
11/16/2010

A Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, is a system by which real estate salespeople share information with other salespersons by means of a centralized computer database to help market a property. Before the computer era, MLS providers kept their information on properties for sale on paper, and ofte...
11/10/2010

Not so many years ago, the thought of an inspection on a home you were buying was basically never considered. When you viewed a property, you looked at the roof, open and closed the windows, flushed the toilet, checked the basement for signs of water, and did a number of other things. Then, rel...
11/03/2010

The money you pay each month to "keep a roof over your head" should be money that's invested in your future. If you own a home, then each mortgage payment you make is actually money you are saving. When you eventually sell that home you will have "saved" a certain number of dollars that are you...
10/26/2010

Once you've made that major decision to buy a new home and know what you would like to have in it, your next step is to determine what you can afford. There are two ways this can be done - get pre-approved or pre-qualified for a mortgage through a bank, credit union or mortgage company/broker. Y...
10/22/2010

They see a home they like, take too much time deciding to put in an offer, and the house gets sold to another buyer. They don't take the time to find out about their mortgage options and oftentimes miss out on the best deal. They don't make their offer appealing to the seller and don't r...
10/14/2010

It's that time of year again and as we all know the rain and the shoveling snow are soon to come. What to do and actually doing it today before the wet weather comes and water penetrates your home can save you thousands of dollars of repair work tomorrow. Here goes: Roof - Perhaps the most vulne...
10/06/2010

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